More Hollywood Horror Anguish

Looks like Hollywood has responded rather quickly to my post "Can Jason Save Movies?" by harvesting some Spanish gold:

"The Hitcher" scribe Jake Wade Wall has written a remake of the 1987 Spanish horror film "Anguish."

The 1987 Bigas Luna terror follows two girls who, while watching a scary film, finds themselves in a horror movie of their own when their life starts to echo the film's plot.

Wall is writing the adapted screenplay for Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. No director has been signed on yet.

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Can Jason Save Horror Movies?

What happened my beloved Hollywood horror movies that used to make me freaking scream like a Banshee? Where have they gone? Overseas. Seems like Japan, the land of the rising sun, and it's neighboring countries are churning out some really high-end, quality horror flicks while Hollywood seems content to churn out remake after remake with today's release of Friday 13th (2009).

Yes, they've actually included the year 2009 in the title because this film has seen more makeovers than a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. Seems like Friday 13's Jason is the go to guy when it comes to horror franchises.

Actually, Jason's the James Bond of horror without the hot babe fringe. No wonder Jason's pissed off! But hey, any fighter knows that sex before the big match is a big no-no. And trust me, Jason the whole horror industry is counting on you to deliver a knockout hit. So, in the immortal words of Rocky Balboa "Cut me, Mick."

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Dark Knight Oscar Snub is No Joke

Heath Ledger must be spinning in his grave wondering how his blockbuster movie, "The Dark Knight," can not get no love from the Academy for Best Picture. No, instead a really lame movie such as "The Reader" garners a nomination for Best Picture. How is this possible? It's too freaking scary to imagine that a movie that grosses over a billion bucks at the box office doesn't merit a best picture nod. Is the Academy anti-box office or just anti-comic book? Perhaps, it's a mixture of both. It's a damn shame the Joker isn't around to settle the score.

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Push Exceeds Limits

Dakota Fanning strikes me as freaking scary for some reason, crazy eyes, perhaps, but it's not good enough reason not to go see her latest flick, Push, which opens February 6th. Push is basically the Matrix meets X-Men with out the superhero spandex costumes. Bad guys want to harness our mutant good guys powers for no good. Who will prevail? Hollywood's hoping to stretch that answer into a trilogy. Push's action sequences pay "homage" to that sylized, Hong Kong fighting made famous by director John Woo. Worth seeing.

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Last House on Left

Okay, so there's been a ton of Hollywood remake bashing on the freaking scary comment boards, but I have to say that this trailer for Last House on Left made me scream with delight! Just when I thought those suits in Hollywood couldn't get it anymore wrong, this little horror gem shows up. Sure it's a retelling of the Wes Craven classic, but then again, I think Craven actually remade or paid "homage", that's french for what they call it when you get ripped off, Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring. WTF? I know you never heard of it because it's in black & white and swedish...sounds like a punchline of a joke. Do yourself a favor, Neflix The Virgin Spring.

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